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Broadcom Inc. is an American multinational designer, developer, manufacturer, and global supplier of a wide range of semiconductor and infrastructure software products. Broadcom's product offerings serve the data center, networking, software, broadband, wireless, storage, and industrial markets. As of 2026—amid the AI boom—Broadcom is one of the largest companies globally, and could be considered part of Big Tech.

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Tracing its lineage to a 1961 Hewlett-Packard semiconductor unit, the company passed through Agilent and Avago before Avago acquired Broadcom Corp for $37B in 2016 and adopted the name. CEO Hock Tan runs the Palo Alto operation, which designs Tomahawk and Jericho switching silicon, wireless and storage connectivity chips, and custom AI accelerators for Google, Meta, and other hyperscalers. The 2023 VMware deal (closed for roughly $61B) folded cloud infrastructure software into the mix. Fiscal 2025 revenue hit $63.9B, with AI semiconductor sales climbing 65% to $20B.

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Researched 2026-05-07.